So it's a day after the "Fuck/Love" gag, and wanted to chime in with some thoughts. I think the whole prank was all in good fun... certainly no malice intended at all.
People have to realize that Josh, Hiro, Alex, Joe, Karen and Pogue have probably had to deal with a lot frustration and complaints from people with all the extremely limited RxH releases lately, and they're looking for ways to lighten things up... the whole Easter Egg hunt in the store is a perfect example of this.
Who in their right minds would think of doing something like this? But everyone who was there had a blast! Melek Taus drove from Fresno to SF and waited all night for the toys to go on sale, and was probably surprised that it wasn't "first come, first served." If anyone had reason to be upset, it would've been him, but I think he and his girlfriend had a fun time with everyone else ransacking the store looking for the little vinyl bastards.
Josh, Hiro, Alex, Joe, Karen (and even Pogue
) are all really nice people who provide us with excellent service. I don't think anyone can dispute how hard they work. They do their best to try and provide as level a playing field to get too few toys to too many collectors as is humanly possible.
I don't think we realize how good we have it to have these guys doing all they can for us. I mean this sincerely, and this is by no means an attempt to suck up to "the toy gods".
I found it totally offensive that someone would take such an innocuous little prank and try to turn it into something so sinister. Accusations of invasion of privacy and censorship are pretty ugly claims to make against the guys who do so much for us.
Anyway, I just felt the need to post something to show some appreciation for the S7 crew. In a hobby that easily devolves into "what about me?" all too often, I think we need to thank the S7 crew for providing us with this board, and excellent service.
So thanks guys!!!
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